Necktie cabinet having outwardly swingable rack



April27,194s. fF.-H.K|'SER 2,440,549`

NECKTIE CABINET HAVING OUTWARDLY- SWINGABLE RACK Filed Aug. 22, 1944 2 sheets-sheet 1 [f7 /7 d /Lt ulg l I M;

FQ H. KISER April 27, 194s.

NEGKTIE CABINET HAVING ouTwAR'DLY swINGABLE RACK Filed Aug. 22,. 1944 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR. fafa. AK M55-Q Patented Apr. 27, 1948 NEomiEoA-Bmn'r HAVING ou'rwzumw l SWINGABLE RACK Fucili@ Eisen', Rednecks Qaiip Application Aug-ust 22, 1944, Seiralalob 550 ;5E6

1 This invention relates .tofsupports and:` racks and -has for an objectthefprovision oi?` ay necktie rack of novel design.

Almere detailedobjectof my presentinvention is to provide a` necktie rack conveniently mounted Within 4a. cabinet whereby neckties stored therein not .only are conoealedfrom View, but alsoI are protected from dust anfd light,

A further object isV to` provide a necktie. rack as described which ismovably mounted so that. it and ties. thereon aanhef swungoptionally entirelyinto its` cabinet in. suchn a manner that a large` number of tieswcan,beaccommodated and stored safely withinia relatively` small space, or

to extended. position wherein the:` ties are spread apart. so as to` afford conveniencein selecting one of'them andremoving` it from the rack without disturbing; anyof thefothers.`

Another object-iste,= provide atie rack` asvh described adapted to support and. store a large number of ties by suspending'. them over supporting` bars, thus permitting them to `harig smoothly in gravity-induced tension which is conduciveV to. the removal ofk Wrinkles resulting from Wearing;

A-still'further object, is the proyision or a, tie rack; in` the design of afverysimplefJand yet highly. effec-tive detail has l been incorporated fortheretention ofties thereon `ilclfiiie the .rack is. disposed in the cabinet. l

The inventionpossesses otherlobjects andraiuab'le features, some of which, with' those enumerated, will be set` forth "in the-folflowingl description of the preferrediembodilment of my inve-ntion illust-rated in the drawingsaccompanying and forming: a,- part of the speein-cation.A It: is -to be understood: that I` do not lrnit. myself' tothe showing made by said drawin-gsand description but thatA I may-adoptvariatilons offthe preferred form within the scope of` myy invention` as defined' by the claimt.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a View front elevation of a necktie cabinet and rack incorporating the principles ofthe present invention,showi'ng-the'door of the cabinet swung open to revealthe interi-or construction.

Figure 2 is a vertical'seetional view taken upon theline 2-2 of Figure 1, :with the direction of View indicated by. the arrows. This View showsy ay necktie supported, .upon .one of the barsof the rack.. ,v Y Figure yt3 isa perspectire. view.. n In terms of broad inclusionrthe neokt. rack of the present invention comprises a frame 1 Claim. (Cl. S12-P185)- =;and Mlo.ottoneweils H and Y munteswithin cabinet which @an loe-complete- `lyfzclesed so `as to exclude dust andv lightfrrom tieson .the'frarneV When the eabinetis opened therrame can, be sis/1mgl forward .to extendzsllbstantiaily` horizontally and the frame .is so de.-

` 'signedmthatasf-itrswings, forward the ties siii)- ported" on the severalxhorizontal bars thereof are. separatedA so as toiacilitate selection or one ofthcmrand Herein-oval; from the f: mefwithla y .1 minimum, .or hazard of inadvertent-*1y dslodeiiig `any of the otheri ties the ,frame swung baitintotne cabinet. howeventheties are. motedzrmere closelyV together, `witlr the result;- th tra large number orties.` can be stored `ina 111941.22 tivelyA Yslialiovsr cabinet'. and the l frictionel @Iigg- Vinentthus developed between the severeities anziani mei/enting,there from slipping: @E the rack.. Furthermore; the rack: sov designed that ties on en upper .one of the bari-s` are deeted l1arcuri-.nil@aiinsertar, tin-1s developing more; friction between each tie andthe lower bar or another tie supported thereon and adding to rthesecnlity with `W1: h'ties are retained on; the-rack while closed Within the cabi t f l Refewin-g' erst to that I esigere-uen or. my inveetion wine-h.; is illustrated@ ,Figli-rcs 1 te 34.1.1,- ciusive; the.v tie rack of my. invention @,Oiirlid within a cabinet 6, the rear Wall: T 9i: wh' h is rrovieeuwitnholes .a w facilitate han ing n theirr .cabinet 6 11.9911@ a itabie :supporting wall. By employing 'rielesy nich arelseyhoie-sliaped, and vifithe .screwsby means. 0i which the cabinet is: supportedere left1 with their heads projecting from the `surfaee of the supporting wail@ a diS- tance sliehtlt7 greater the thickness y@i the rear wall 1 of the eabinetlthe cabinet be supported with amplefseciirityfunon these .Screws and ret'can'be re; @veel readily. Riefdfwith the artes we i are twosnaced .side walls 3, and :top

lisis: mounted as by M upon one 9ithe side trails` renderci ably ist provided' inner surfacewitil aire-y .t6 for col-lar b ns,

scarf-Alpine, uand allied accessolies.- Aflssoeeelired totheinner suriaue ofithie door liris .one 1ement Noi. acath, other element |18 of whieh `is mounted .thefbdr ci thesebinn in .position to he eneaeedgbr p he-element I7 when .tnedoor 1:3V is closed and releasaizl-yretain the door: in; its: tightly closed.v position, i thereby" :aftending the greatest security against. .infiltration of'dust.. n n

The 11i-pon, which n IieLJ-k,:ties` il? sanfte supported is only slightly smaller than the space 'lili/within ,tneeaiiinet -Tliis :rack :it comprises side rails 23 rigidly retained in spaced, parallel relation by end pieces 24, and is pivotally mounted within the cabinet 6 by means of a pair of axially aligned horizontal pintle pins 26 connecting the rails 23 adjacent their lower end to the side Walls 9 of the cabinet 6. Preferably the pintles 26 are spaced above the bottom Wall I2 only a' slightly greater distance than half the width of the rails 23, with the result that downward swinging movement of the rack 2| will be limited by engagement of the rails 23 on the forward upper corner of the bottom I2 of the cabinet when the frame has swung only slightly beyond the horizontal, as clearly shown in Figure 2.

A plurality of parallel tie-supporting bars 21 extend between the rails 23, and since the bars 21 are also parallel to the axis of the pintle pins 26, the bars 21 remain horizontal in any position of the frame 2|. These bars 21 are spaced apart and all lie in a plane which extends obliquely with ,respect to the frame 2|, i. e., in a plane which when the frame is retracted inclines from adjacent the upper front corner of the frame 23 to points of intersection with the after edges of the rails 23 substantially midway between their Vends,` as is best shown. in Figure 2. Because of this sloping characteristic of the plane in which all of the bars 21 are disposed, when the rack 2| is swung forward to the position for most facile removal of a tie therefrom, as in Figure 2, the plane in which the bars then are arranged slopes upwards from adjacent the lower front edge of the rack 2| to points of intersection of the upper edges of the rails. Consequently, all of a relatively large number of ties carried by the rack are displaced to view in such a manner that a greater extent of every one of them is visible, thus facilitating identification and selection of the particular tie desired. However, the extent of this inclination is relatively slight-so slight in fact that when the frame 2| is swung back into erect position within the cabinet the edge of each bar 21 nearest the lback o f the cabinet is spaced a material distance back of the vertical plane which includes the extreme front edge of the bar 21 immediately below, with the result that a tie 22 hanging upon any one of the bars 21 other than the lowermost is deected by the-next lower bar from the relatively straight position in which it would be caused to hang by gravity were it notV for the presence of this lower bar. Figure 3 illustrates the manner in which a tie 22 on any upper bar 21 is so deflected. This feature adds to the Vsecurity with which ties 22 are restrained against sliding off the supporting bars 21 when the rack 23 is in its erect position. A considerable amount of friction is developed, not only between the two portions of the tie which hang down upon opposite sides of its supporting bar 21, but one portion of the tie is pressed against the next lower bar, not only by its weight, but also by the weight of the other portion of the tie which rests thereupon. However, when the rack 23 is swung downward to the position illustrated in Figure 2, owing to the fact that the bars 21 .are spaced more widely apart in respect ofthe longitudinal dimension of the frame 2|-, ties hanging on adjacent bars 21 will be separated from each other a considerable distance. `Acordingly, when the frame 2| is in the Figure 2 position, all the ties on the rack 2| are exposed to view, making selection and removal of a selected tie an easy matter without danger of disturbing any of the other ties.`

Preferably another latch is provided consist- 4 ing of one element 3| on the top bar of the frame 2| and another, cooperative element 32 inside the cabinet l6 in position to engage and releasably retain the element 3| when the frame 2| is in its erect position.

Thus it may be seen that I have provided a tie cabinet which not only is an ornamental fixture, but which also affords great convenience for the storage and preservation of neckties where they are adquately protected against fading by excessive daylight, and where they also are protected against dust. Furthermore, because of the fact that the ties hang in gravity-induced tension, `the necessity for frequent pressing of the ties is lessened, because wrinkles produced in the ties by wearing will tend to fall from the material while they are hanging within the cabinet.

Iclaim:

' In a necktie storage device of the character described, a cabinet comprising a back wall, top, bottom and side walls, and a front wall movable optionally to open or closed position with relation to said walls, a pair of axiallyaligned pivotipins rigid with said side Walls and extending inwardly therefrom adjacent said bottom wall-,and a movable tie rack comprising side rails slightly shorter than the distance between said top and bottom walls of said cabinet and pivotally mounted adjacent their lower ends on said pivot pins, the lower ends of said side rails being rounded and the distance between said pivot pins and th upper face of said bottom Wall lof said cabinet being only slightly greater than the distance between said pivot pins and the front edges of said side rails whereby said rails are supportedY in position extending forward from said cabinet by resting on the upper front corner of. said bottom Wall, top and bottom rails rigidly interconnecting said side rails and retaining them in spaced, parallelrelation with the distance ,between their outer faces slightly lessthan the 'distance between said side walls of said cabinet,.and

`on bars nearer said inner end of said vrack are visible over the bars near the outer end of' said rack, and the after edge of each of said bars except the lowermost being in back of the vertical plane which includes the forward` edge of the next adjacent bar therebelow when said rackis in erect position whereby ties hanging on an' upper one of said bars are deflected by a lower bar to restrain said ties against displacement'. L

` FRED Krsna.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS are of record in the Number Name Date 349,117 Oswell Sept. 14, 1886 405,630 Vardon June18, 1889 871,530 Speer Nov. 19,"190'1 1,800,825 Feltault Apr.f14, 1931 2,070,714

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